Sunday, April 23 It’s Called Fashion Fashion can be a bewildering concept. Are low-rise jeans in again? Or is it wide-leg? What’s Norm Core? “Trashion,” on the other hand, is pretty straightforward—it’s all about taking throw-away items like newspapers, chip bags, water bottles, old VHS tapes, CDs, etc. and turning them into clothes. If this sounds like a fun creative project to you, there’s an opportunity to model your best trashion pieces during Seaside’s Earth Day celebration. Designs must be at least 90-percent recycled or repurposed. Or, just attend to see the creativity of your neighbors in action. [TCL] 1-4pm Sunday, April 23. Seaside City Hall lawn and parking lot, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. Free. sustainablemontereycounty. org/seaside-2023-earth-day. Monday, April 24 Change Maker Social change advocate and organizer Elissa Sloan Perry has spent more than 20 years working as a consultant, coach and teacher to advance the causes of racial, gender and environmental justice and equity. Currently a visiting fellow at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Sloan Perry delivers a lecture at MIIS this week sharing her approach to her work—one built around “five ingredients for transformation that matters.” You can attend the hybrid event either in person or via Zoom. [RM] 5:30-6:30pm Monday, April 24. McCone Irvine Auditorium, 499 Pierce St., Monterey. Free, registration required. 647-4100, middlebury. edu/institute/events/tyler-fellow-residence-lecture-04-24-2023. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Kyarra Harris, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Rey Mashayekhi, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. 32 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY April 20-26, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Earth Ship What is your favorite way to celebrate the planet we call home? Do you prefer a hike in the mountains, a swim in the Pacific, a day spent getting your hands in the dirt or an hour sitting out in the sun? Earth Day—Saturday, April 22—is as good a day as any to enjoy these activities, or simply meditate on the many, many gifts the Earth offers all of us. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is a global commemoration of environmental consciousness. Observed by about 1 billion people in 190 countries around the world, Earth Day is often recognized as the largest secular observance in the world. For 2023, the chosen theme is “Invest in our Planet.” In Monterey County, there are myriad organized ways to celebrate Earth Day. These range from a Seaside celebration featuring music, plant giveaways and a “trashion” show (see Hot Pick, below); to a performance by BiG SuRCuS at the Pacific Grove Community Garden; to an Earth Day Fair featuring dance and kids’ activities at Big Sur’s Henry Miller Memorial Library; to various volunteer events (see Toolbox, p. 14) including a special cleanup at Natividad Creek Park in Salinas. Or bring a bike tube for recycling to Sea Otter Classic (for bonus points, by bike) and get free admission (see p. 27). Whether you join an organized event, or simply enjoy a day out in nature, we wish you a happy Earth Day. [TCL] Tajha Chappellet-Lanier outside remains largely obscure to many residents. April 22 is an opportunity to change that, as the Monterey County Historical Society hosts a free open house on its 5-acre property and shares its unique and eclectic collection with the public. The Boronda Adobe, built in the 1840s, will be open for viewing, and there will also be pre-World War I autos on display. Visitors can also take a tour of the Victorian library under construction in one of MCHS’ buildings, which is being pieced together with materials from the former home of Jesse Carr, one of Salinas’ founding fathers. There is sure to be something, or many things, fascinating for those of all ages. [DS] 10am-4pm Saturday, April 22. Monterey County Historical Society, 333 Boronda Road, Salinas. 757-8085, mchsmuseum.com/salinas. Study Hall Symposium sounds like a dull recital of scientific pontification—lab coats, pointed beards, phrases like “luminiferous ether” and “Maxwellian electromagnetic theory” spoken to a sea of nodding heads. If that’s what you have in mind, well reconsider. Symposiums are rigorous, but they also can change the way scientists study and understand the world. And if you want to see budding researchers present their findings to a panel of scientists keen to question and know more, then symposiums are also a good spectator sport. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History presents its first Student Research Symposium, where young scientists in grades 6-12 present original research projects. These are kids who are already versed in field study on water quality and the habitats and behavior of species—active learning, in other words. [DF] 10:30am-1:30pm Saturday, April 22. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. Free. 648-5716, pgmuseum.org. Deuce Is Loose Is there anything Rob Schneider hasn’t done? In his illustrious career, he has trounced little leaguers, served as the voice of a disgraced college football team, served as an officer on a barely seaworthy submarine, was a hobo in San Francisco, a Chinese waiter, a stud for hire and more. Opportunities just seem to open up for Saturday Night Live writers and cast members. Yeah, those accomplishments are on stage and screen—a long list of appearances, in films like 50 First Dates and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo. So the films bombed. Schneider didn’t. He’s a funny guy. Find out just how funny when he brings his “I Have Issues” standup comedy tour to the Fox Theater stage. [DF] 7pm Saturday, April 22. Fox Theater, 241 Main St., Salinas. $36-$75. 758-8459, foxtheatersalinas.com. Known for his stint on Saturday Night Live and roles in many, many movies, comedian Rob Schneider takes the stage at Salinas’ Fox Theater on Saturday, April 22.
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